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.7 ANUARY 1 2, 3-988
1 The meeting was opened at 7:30 P.M. with the Pledge of Allegiance led
2 by Mayor Sundland.
3 Present for roll call: Marks, Ranallo, Sundland, Enrooth, Makowske.
4 Also present: David Childs, City Manager
5 William Soth, City Attorney
6 Carol Johnson, Finance Director/City Clerk
7 Larry Hamer, Public Works Director
8 Lee Entner, Fire Chief
9 Don Hickerson, Chief of Police
10 DECEMBER 22, 1987 COUNCIL MINUTES
11 Motion by Ranallo, seconded by Marks to approve as presented.
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13 REELECTED OFFICIALS SWORN IN
Motion carried unanimously.
14 Carol Johnson, City Clerk, administered the oath of office individual -
15 ly to Mayor Sundland and Councilmembers Marks and Makowske.
16 LICENSES/PERMITS/PETITIONS
17 Motion by Marks, seconded by Ranallo to grant a motor vehicle starting
18 license to Sroga's Automotive and a contractor license to Brandon
19 Construction of Champlin, MN, as listed in the January 12th Council
20 agenda packet.
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22 CLAIMS
Motion carried unanimously.
23 Motion by Marks, seconded by Ranallo to approve payment of all
24 verified City accounts payable listed for December 31, 1987 in the
25 January 12th Council agenda packet.
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Motion carried unanimously.
27 Motion by Ranallo, seconded by Enrooth to approve payment of $123.00
28 to the League of Minnesota Cities for the City's participation in the
29 1988 Municipal Amicus Program through August 31st and to table payment
30 of the LMC dues until the next Council meeting.
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Motion carried unanimously.
1 Motion by Enrooth, seconded by Ranallo to approve payment of
2 $24,896.08 to the Metropolitan Waste Control Commission for November
3 sewer services.
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Motion carried unanimously.
5 Motion by Marks, seconded by Enrooth to approve payment of $9,000.00
6 to District #282 for use of the Parkview facilities during October,
7 November, and December, 1987.
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Motion carried unanimously.
9 December Payment Contingent on Project Subcontractors Being Paid
10 Mr. Childs reported one of the subcontractors on the Stonehouse liquor
11 warehouse addition project had indicated the contractor had not yet
12 paid them for their work on the project. The Manager therefore
13 recommended payment to Fullerton Lumber be made subject to evidence
14 that all subcontractors had been paid.
15 He indicated the City would be well covered related to the $34,000
16 remaining to be paid on the contract because only between $5,000.00
17 and $8,000.00 in work remained to be done and the issues related to
18 the $2,500.00 rent the City has to pay for January at the other
19 location and the excess supervision charges which may have to go back
20 to the contractor have not yet been resolved.
21 Council Action
22 Motion by Makowske, seconded by Marks to approve payment of $34,599.00
23 to Fullerton Lumber for construction services from December 4 through
24 31, 1987 on the Stonehouse liquor warehouse addition, subject to the
25 contractor's providing evidence that all subcontractors have been
26 fully paid to date.
27 Motion carried unanimously.
28 LEGION DONATIONS GRATEFULLY ACCEPTED
29 Commander John Hearn of the Tri -city American Legion Post 513 first
30 presented the Mayor with three American flags to be flown at the fire
31 station, City Hall, and Trillium Park, followed by a presentation of
32 $2,500 to Fire Chief Entner and $900 to Police Chief Hickerson.
33 Commander Hearn indicated the Legion would like to have the Fire
34 Department spend $2,000 for air masks and $500 on fire prevention
35 programs in St. Anthony schools. The $900 to the Police Chief gift
36 was to be used for signs denoting Crime Prevention neighborhoods.
37 Expressions of gratitude from the Mayor, Chief Entner and Chief
38 Hickerson were voiced.
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1 REPORTS
2 COUNCIL
Give Presentation for Newly Elected Off
5 The Councilmember indicated she had been asked to give this short
6 presentation at the end of the month.
7 Enrooth Comments on Public Works Efficiency
8 The Councilmember told Mr. Hamer he appreciated the fact that the
9 streets had all been cleared of snow so quickly that day.
10 Ranallo Named to Serve on National League of Cities Steering Committee
11 In addition to being appointed to the above Human Development commit -
12 tee, the Councilmember reported he had been asked to conduct a League
13 of Minnesota Cities workshop for newly elected LMC members in Brooklyn
14 Center, February 6th.
15 Marks Reports Youth Service Bureau Board and Jury Activities
16 The Councilmember indicated he would be attending a YSB retreat this
17 weekend and had been selected to serve on a jury for a case which is
18 anticipated to last from three to five weeks and would make it
19 difficult for him to attend any daytime Council meetings.
20 DEPARTMENTS/COMMITTEES/COMMISSIONS
21 *Councilmember Makowske noted the extremely high alcohol concentra-
22 tions reported in some of the criminal cases handled by Hance & LeVahn
23 at Hennepin County District Court on December 16th before the City
24 Prosecutors December 21st report was ordered filed as informational.
25 *Stonehouse Grand Opening Coming Soon
26 Before the December liquor operations sales summary was ordered filed,
27 Mr. Childs told Councilmember Ranallo Mr. Nelson was waiting to have a
28 grand opening for the new Stonehouse liquor and restaurant operation
29 until he is certain the entire operation is running smoothly. The
30 City Manager said he was certain the Liquor Manager would appreciate
31 hearing the complimentary comments the Councilmember had received from
32 residents, pointing out that the fact that the Christmas and New Years
33 Eve business was the best the operation had ever experienced would
34 seem to indicate people had already learned about the new operation
35 from word of mouth. Mr. Childs indicated he anticipated the grand
36 opening would be held soon.
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1 Mr. Childs indicated that,
2 Insurance refund is depending on how large the
3 to make the anticipated had to be credited for the League Liability
4 revenues from Revenue Shar transfer of reserve funds Y not having
5 the funds are within g and liquor revenues this year.
cover loss of
6 Gated he would $20,000 or $30 000 Year. He said
7 Financial report mesas thenng balanced and indi-
ordered report
within
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8 Department report, which had been days. The November
9 number of runs as requested b expanded y the Council, to total the time and
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Januar 5 1988 Staff Meet'n
Notes
The above had reported the
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all the City departments except the Fir priorities
indicated would be taken care tofhatFthe next
for He for
each department head which Mr. Childs
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achieve in had listed the high Priority meeting. He said
1988 and were seeking any feedback the May they hoped to
Council -
members might want to offer related to either the short term tasks the
staff had set for itself or longer term Mayor and Council -
when the staff and Councilmembers meet to do that
goals to be discussed further
Councilmember Makowske asked that the list planning.
retreat agenda and indicated she was be made
Hamer had listed areas where he particularly fa Part that
the
with regard to was looking appreciative that Mr.
recycling. the tennis courts g for policy consideration
concrete street reAa;ra .-A
Uuncil concurred with
Arney be retained to Mr. Childs' recommendation that
Sumekto be facilitate the PlanningBarbara
contacted to facilitate a sessions with Lyle
available. When he indicated the last weekend Year's session
be the best time for most of the staff, in Februaryif he is
the other Councilmembers that Councilmember Marks sreminded
eemed to
through March 26th and he is teaching a class ever
until after he wondered if the retreat could bedelayedArney and the department The Manager indicated he would
see if April 8th and 9th. hg agreed
wothatbethereavailable for the weekendofscheduled after those dates atoehold the meeting
were too many things
Council Action any later in April.
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41 evening, April 8th and nge goal setting and planning retreat for Manager
42 Center in Plymouth and if all day SaturdaFriday
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3 Mr. Childs reported a rather Januar 18th
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5 the Army, Honeywell, etc. y officials and representatives of
6 Morgan to su � January 5th which had caused Briggs
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to develop some strategy for proceeding withnegotiatiothat
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8 to get a settlement in conjunction with the City's lawsuit related to
9 St. Anthony's water contamination problems.
10 There was also agreement that the City Manager's contract would be
11 considered at that same meeting.
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At 8:02 P.M., the Mayor opened the hearing to consider the reconstruc-
tion of St. Anthony Boulevard between the Burlington Northern bridge
and the southern City limits to include a new 32 foot wide bituminous
roadway with new curb and gutters and replacement of existing catch
basins and leads at an estimated cost of $443,000.
Mayor Sundland read the notice of the hearing which had been
in the December 30, 1987 and January 6, 1988 Bulletin and sent to the
property owners within 200 feet. None of the abuttin published
(Sunset Memorial Gardens and Minneapolis Park uttM Werooeperty owners
object to the content of the notice nor toBoard)
discussion. present to
provide input to the
Documentation in the agenda packet included:
*Notice of Hearing
*April 2, 1987 MN DOT letter granting variance for 32 rather
than 36 foot wide street
*Copy of February, 1986, City of St. Anthony Public Improve-
ments Assessment policy
*January 20, 1987 Preliminary Design Report from Project Engin-
eer Robert C. Robertson of Rieke Carroll Muller Associates,
*Proposed Resolution 88-007 ordering project.
Mr. Robertson and Mr. Hamer indicated the following about the project:
*that by reducing the width of the roadbed from 36 to 32 feet,
the project cost had been decreased from $460,000 to $430,000;
*the difference had not been greater because the four foot por-
tion which had been eliminated did not include concrete which
would have had to be dug up;
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1 *the street would cost $158.00 per running foot for 2,800 feet
2 of which $26.10 a foot or $72,780 for each side could be
3 assessed under City policy if the City assessed the two abutting
4 property owners for 2,800 feet on each side of the street.
5 Assessing the Minneapolis Park Board for the Gross Golf Course
6 property on the east side was then explored. Mr. Soth's response was
7 to suggest the legal ramifications of that course of action should be
8 explored during an executive session.
9 Councilmembers Perceive Necessity for Rebuilding Road Irrefutable
10 Councilmember Marks concurred that the above was true, but said he
11 feared the new roadbed would just encourage a "racetrack" along the
12 Boulevard. Chief Hickerson indicated his officers would be exercising
13 increased vigilance to maintain the speed limit on the street.
14 Construction Timetable to be Speeded Up
15 Councilmember Ranallo said he knew the Liquor Manager was very
16 apprehensive about loss of Stonehouse revenues during the period the
17 road is shut down and asked the Project Engineer whether the construc-
18 tion timetable of two months could possibly be reduced to six weeks or
19 less. Mr. Robertson told him the two months deadline included sodding
20 restoration and work which would not require the roadway to be shut
21 down. He indicated that, barring bad weather, since this was not a
22 residential area, it might be possible to have the crews work longer
23 days than normal.
24 Mr. Hamer agreed that strict rules could be laid down during the
25 preconstruction conferences with the contractor to avoid the type of
26 delays encountered by Ramsey County when they rebuilt County Road D.
27 Noting the absence of abutting property owners, Mr. Childs pointed
28 out that an assessment hearing would have to be held later.
29 The hearing was closed at 8:20 P.M.
30 Council Action
31 Motion by Ranallo, seconded by Marks to adopt the resolution which
32 orders the reconstruction of the portion of St. Anthony Boulevard
33 south of the Burlington Northern bridge for $443,000 as per the
34 Council's December 8, 1987 resolution and to direct Rieke Carroll
35 Muller Associates, Inc. to prepare plans and specifications for making
36 such improvements.
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RESOLUTION 88-007
38 A RESOLUTION ORDERING IMPROVEMENT AND
39 PREPARATION OF PLANS
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Motion carried unanimously.
NEW BUSINESS
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Motion by Marks, seconded by Ranallo to appoint Edward W. Brownell III
(Ted), 3205 Skycroft Drive, to fill in John Wingard's unexpired two
year term and to reappoint John Madden and Steve London to three year
terms on the St. Anthony Planning Commission starting with the January
19, 1988 meeting.
9 Motion carried unanimously.
10 Council Accepts $2,656.00 Bid for Hand Paint Striping Machine
11 Motion by Marks, seconded by Ranallo to accept the low bid and award
12 the contract of $2656.00 to Prismo Safety Corporation, 400 LaLandix
13 Plaza, Parsippany, NJ, for a hand paint striping machine, for which
14 the estimated budget was $2,500.
15 Motion carried unanimously.
16 Public Works Authorized to Buy 3/4 Ton Pickup Through County
17 Motion by Marks, seconded by Ranallo to follow the recommendations of
18 the Public Works Director that $11,859 plus the 6$ excise tax the City
19 is now required to pay be paid for the above vehicle, which was bid by
20 Hennepin County and for which $12,000 was budgeted in the 1988 budget.
21 Motion carried unanimously.
22 Hamer Says Columbia Heights Provides Valuable Engineering Services
23 Related to Student Supervision on As Builts
24 The Public Works Director confirmed that the above was true about many
25 of the supplemental engineering services Columbia Heights had provided
26 over the years. He perceived the 1988 charges listed in the December
27 18th letter represented a savings to the City.
28 Council Action
29 Motion by Marks, seconded by Makowske to approve the 1988 service
30 charges to be paid Columbia Heights for supplemental engineering
31 services as per the December 18th listing of those charges by the
32 Columbia Heights Assistant Engineer and as previously approved by the
33 City Councils of Columbia Heights and St. Anthony.
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Motion carried unanimously.
35 Bonniwell Retained Third Year to Do End of Year City Audit
CITY O F S T _ ANTHONY
COUNC=L MINUTES
.JANUARY
-L2, 1988
1 The meeting was opened at 7:30 P.M. with the Pledge of Allegiance led
2 by Mayor Sundland.
3 Present for roll call: Marks, Ranallo, Sundland, Enrooth, Makowske.
4 Also present: David Childs, City Manager
5 William Soth, City Attorney
6 Carol Johnson, Finance Director/City Clerk
7 Larry Hamer, Public Works Director
8 Lee Entner, Fire Chief
9 Don Hickerson, Chief of Police
10 DECEMBER 22, 1987 COUNCIL MINUTES
11 Motion by Ranallo, seconded by Marks to approve as presented.
12 Motion carried unanimously.
13 REELECTED OFFICIALS SWORN IN
14 Carol Johnson, City Clerk, administered the oath of office individual -
15 ly to Mayor Sundland and Councilmembers Marks and Makowske.
16 LICENSES/PERMITS/PETITIONS
17 Motion by Marks, seconded by Ranallo to grant a motor vehicle starting
18 license to Sroga's Automotive and a contractor license to Brandon
19 Construction of Champlin, MN, as listed in the January 12th Council
20 agenda packet.
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22 CLAIMS
Motion carried unanimously.
23 Motion by Marks, seconded by Ranallo to approve payment of all
24 verified City accounts payable listed for December 31, 1987 in the
25 January 12th Council agenda packet.
Motion carried unanimously.
27 Motion by Ranallo, seconded by Enrooth to approve payment of $123.00
28 to the League of Minnesota Cities for the City's participation in the
29 1988 Municipal Amicus Program through August 31st and to table payment
30 of the LMC dues until the next Council meeting.
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Motion carried unanimously.
1 Motion by Enrooth, seconded by Ranallo to approve payment of
2 $24,896.08 to the Metropolitan Waste Control Commission for November
3 sewer services.
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Motion carried unanimously.
5 Motion by Marks, seconded by Enrooth to approve payment of $9,000.00
6 to District #282 for use of the Parkview facilities during October,
7 November, and December, 1987.
Motion carried unanimously.
9 December Payment Contingent on Project Subcontractors Being Paid
10 Mr. Childs reported one of the subcontractors on the Stonehouse liquor
11 warehouse addition project had indicated the contractor had not yet
12 paid them for their work on the project. The Manager therefore
13 recommended payment to Fullerton Lumber be made subject to evidence
14 that all subcontractors had been paid.
15 He indicated the City would be well covered related to the $34,000
16 remaining to be paid on the contract because only between $5,000.00
17 and $8,000.00 in work remained to be done and the issues related to
18 the $2,500.00 rent the City has to pay for January at the other
19 location and the excess supervision charges which may have to go back
20 to the contractor have not yet been resolved.
21 Council Action
22 Motion by Makowske, seconded by Marks to approve payment of $34,599.00
23 to Fullerton Lumber for construction services from December 4 through
24 31, 1987 on the Stonehouse liquor warehouse addition, subject to the
25 contractor's providing evidence that ail subcontractors have been
26 fully paid to date.
27 Motion carried unanimously.
28 LEGION DONATIONS GRATEFULLY ACCEPTED
29 Commander John Hearn of the Tri -city American Legion Post 513 first
30 presented the Mayor with three American flags to be flown at the fire
31 station, City Hall, and Trillium Park, followed by a presentation of
32 $2,500 to Fire Chief Entner and $900 to Police Chief Hickerson.
33 Commander Hearn indicated the Legion would like to have the Fire
34 Department spend $2,000 for air masks and $500 on fire prevention
35 programs in St. Anthony schools. The $900 to the Police Chief gift
36 was to be used for signs denoting Crime Prevention neighborhoods.
37 Expressions of gratitude from the Mayor, Chief Entner and Chief
38 Hickerson were voiced.
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1 REPORTS
2 COUNCIL
Give Presentation for Newly Elected Offici
5 The Councilmember indicated she had been asked to give this short
6 presentation at the end of the month.
7 Enrooth Comments on Public Works Efficiency
8 The Councilmember told Mr. Hamer he appreciated the fact that the
9 streets had all been cleared of snow so quickly that day.
10 Ranallo Named to Serve on National League of Cities Steering Committee
11 In addition to being appointed to the above Human Development commit -
12 tee, the Councilmember reported he had been asked to conduct a League
13 of Minnesota Cities workshop for newly elected LMC members in Brooklyn
14 Center, February 6th.
15 Marks Reports Youth Service Bureau Board and Jury Activities
16 The Councilmember indicated he would be attending a YSB retreat this
17 weekend and had been selected to serve on a jury for a case which is
18 anticipated to last from three to five weeks and would make it
19 difficult for him to attend any daytime Council meetings.
20 DEPARTMENTS/COMMITTEES/COMMISSIONS
21 *Councilmember Makowske noted the extremely high alcohol concentra-
22 tions reported in some of the criminal cases handled by Hance & LeVahn
23 at Hennepin County District Court on December 16th before the City
24 Prosecutors December 21st report was ordered filed as informational.
25 *Stonehouse Grand Opening Coming Soon
26 Before the December liquor operations sales summary was ordered filed,
27 Mr. Childs told Councilmember Ranallo Mr. Nelson was waiting to have a
28 grand opening for the new Stonehouse liquor and restaurant operation
29 until he is certain the entire operation is running smoothly. The
30 City Manager said he was certain the Liquor Manager would appreciate
31 hearing the complimentary comments the Councilmember had received from
32 residents, pointing out that the fact that the Christmas and New Years
33 Eve business was the best the operation had ever experienced would
34 seem to indicate people had already learned about the new operation
35 from word of mouth. Mr. Childs indicated he anticipated the grand
36 opening would be held soon.
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1 Mr. Childs indicated that, depending on how large the League Liability
2 Insurance refund is, staff had to be credited for the City not having
3 to make the anticipated transfer of reserve funds to cover loss of
4 revenues from Revenue Sharing and liquor revenues this year. He said
5 the funds are within $20,000 or $30,000 of being balanced and indi-
6 cated he would make a final report within 30 days. The November
7 Financial report was then ordered filed along with the December Fire
8 Department report, which had been expanded to total the time and
9 number of runs as requested by the Council.
10 CITY MANAGER
11 January 5, 1988 Staff Meeting Notes
12 The above had reported the department priorities/goals for 1988 for
13 all the City departments except the Fire Department, which Mr. Childs
14 indicated would be taken care of at the next staff meeting. He said
15 each department head had listed the high priority goals they hoped to
16 achieve in 1988 and were seeking any feedback the Mayor and Council -
17 members might want to offer related to either the short term tasks the
18 staff had set for itself or longer term goals to be discussed further
19 when the staff and Councilmembers meet to do that planning.
20 Councilmember Makowske asked that the list be made a part of the
21 retreat agenda and indicated she was particularly appreciative that Mr.
22 Hamer had listed areas where he was looking for policy consideration
23 with regard to the tennis courts, concrete street repairs, and
24 recycling.
25 Government Training Service Representative to Facilitate
26 REtreat
27 The Council concurred with Mr. Childs' recommendation that Barbara
28 Arney be retained to facilitate the planning sessions with Lyle
29 Sumekto be contacted to facilitate next year's session, if he is
30 available. When he indicated the last weekend in February seemed to
31 be the best time for most of the staff, Councilmember Marks reminded
32 the other Councilmembers that he is teaching a class every Saturday
33 through March 26th and he wondered if the retreat could be delayed
34 until after April 1st. The Manager indicated he would see if Ms.
35 Arney and the department heads would be available for the weekend of
36 April 8th and 9th. All agreed that there were too many things
37 scheduled after those dates to hold the meeting any later in April.
38 Council Action
39 Motion by Makowske, seconded by Enrooth to authorize the City Manager
40 to schedule a long range goal setting and planning retreat for Friday
41 evening, April 8th and all day Saturday, April 9th, at the Scanticon
42 Center in Plymouth and if that is not possible to go back to the
43 weekend of February 26th and 27th as originally planned.
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1 Motion carried unanimously.
2 Executive Session with Attorneys Scheduled for 5:30 P.M., January 18th
3 Mr. Childs reported a rather unsuccessful attempt to reach a settle -
4 ment during the meeting between City officials and representatives of
5 the Army, Honeywell, etc., January 5th which had caused Briggs and
6 Morgan to suggest the above to review what had happened at that
7 meeting and to develop some strategy for proceeding with negotiations
8 to get a settlement in conjunction with the City's lawsuit related to
9 St. Anthony's water contamination problems.
10 There was also agreement that the City Manager's contract would be
11 considered at that same meeting.
12 PUBLIC HEARING ON ST. ANTHONY BOULEVARD IMPROVEMENTS
13 At 8:02 P.M., the Mayor opened the hearing to consider the reconstruc-
14 tion of St. Anthony Boulevard between the Burlington Northern bridge
15 and the southern City limits to include a new 32 foot wide bituminous
16 roadway with new curb and gutters and replacement of existing catch
17 basins and leads at an estimated cost of $443,000.
18 Mayor Sundland read the notice of the hearing which had been published
19 in the December 30, 1987 and January 6, 1988 Bulletin and sent to the
20 property owners within 200 feet. None of the abutting property owners
21 (Sunset Memorial Gardens and Minneapolis Park Board) were present to
22 object to the content of the notice nor to provide input to the
23 discussion.
24 Documentation in the agenda packet included:
25 *Notice of Hearing
26 *April 2, 1987 MN DOT letter granting variance for 32 rather
27 than 36 foot wide street
28 *Copy of February, 1986, City of St. Anthony Public Improve -
29 ments Assessment policy
30 *January 20, 1987 Preliminary Design Report from Project Engin-
31 eer Robert C. Robertson of Rieke Carroll Muller Associates,
32 *Proposed Resolution 88-007 ordering project.
33 Mr. Robertson and Mr. Hamer indicated the following about the project:
34 *that by reducing the width of the roadbed from 36 to 32 feet,
35 the project cost had been decreased from $460,000 to $430,000;
36 *the difference had not been greater because the four foot por-
37 tion which had been eliminated did not include concrete which
38 would have had to be dug up;
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1 *the street would cost $158.00 per running foot for 2,800 feet
2 of which $26.10 a foot or $72,780 for each side could be
3 assessed under City policy if the City assessed the two abutting
4 property owners for 2,800 feet on each side of the street.
5 Assessing the Minneapolis Park Board for the Gross Golf Course
6 property on the east side was then explored. Mr. Soth's response was
7 to suggest the legal ramifications of that course of action should be
8 explored during an executive session.
9 Councilmembers Perceive Necessity for Rebuilding Road Irrefutable
10 Councilmember Marks concurred that the above was true, but said he
11 feared the new roadbed would just encourage a "racetrack" along the
12 Boulevard. Chief Hickerson indicated his officers would be exercising
13 increased vigilance to maintain the speed limit on the street.
14 Construction Timetable to be Speeded U
15 Councilmember Ranallo said he knew the Liquor Manager was very
16 apprehensive about loss of Stonehouse revenues during the period the
17 road is shut down and asked the Project Engineer whether the construc-
18 tion timetable of two months could possibly be reduced to six weeks or
19 less. Mr. Robertson told him the two months deadline included sodding
20 restoration and work which would not require the roadway to be shut
21 down. He indicated that, barring bad weather, since this was not a
22 residential area, it might be possible to have the crews work longer
23 days than normal.
24 Mr. Hamer agreed that strict rules could be laid down during the
25 preconstruction conferences with the contractor to avoid the type of
26 delays encountered by Ramsey County when they rebuilt County Road D.
27 Noting the absence of abutting property owners, Mr. Childs pointed
28 out that an assessment hearing would have to be held later.
29 The hearing was closed at 8:20 P.M.
30 Council Action
31 Motion by Ranallo, seconded by Marks to adopt the resolution which
32 orders the reconstruction of the portion of St. Anthony Boulevard
33 south of the Burlington Northern bridge for $443,000 as per the
34 Council's December 8, 1987 resolution and to direct Rieke Carroll
35 Muller Associates, Inc. to prepare plans and specifications for making
36 such improvements.
37 RESOLUTION 88-007
38 A RESOLUTION ORDERING IMPROVEMENT AND
39 PREPARATION OF PLANS
40 Motion carried unanimously.
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I NEW BUSINESS
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4 Motion by Marks, seconded by Ranallo to appoint Edward W. Brownell III
5 (Ted), 3205 Skycroft Drive, to fill in John Wingard's unexpired two
6 year term and to reappoint John Madden and Steve London to three year
7 terms on the St. Anthony Planning Commission starting with the January
8 19, 1988 meeting.
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Motion carried unanimously.
10 Council Accepts $2,656.00 Bid for Hand Paint Striping Machine
11 Motion by Marks, seconded by Ranallo to accept the low bid and award
12 the contract of $2656.00 to Prismo Safety Corporation, 400 LaLandix
13 Plaza, Parsippany, NJ, for a hand paint striping machine, for which
14 the estimated budget was $2,500.
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Motion carried unanimously.
16 Public Works Authorized to Buy 3/4 Ton Pickup Through County
17 Motion by Marks, seconded by Ranallo to follow the recommendations of
18 the Public Works Director that $11,859 plus the 6% excise tax the City
19 is now required to pay be paid for the above vehicle, which was bid by
20 Hennepin County and for which $12,000 was budgeted in the 1988 budget.
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Motion carried unanimously.
24 The Public Works Director confirmed that the above was true about many
25 of the supplemental engineering services Columbia Heights had provided
26 over the years. He perceived the 1988 charges listed in the December
27 18th letter represented a savings to the City.
28 Council Action
29 Motion by Marks, seconded by Makowske to approve the 1988 service
30 charges to be paid Columbia Heights for supplemental engineering
31 services as per the December 18th listing of those charges by the
32 Columbia Heights Assistant Engineer and as previously approved by the
33 City Councils of Columbia Heights and St. Anthony.
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Motion carried unanimously.
35 Bonniwell Retained Third Year to Do End of Year City Audit
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I Councilmember Ranallo reminded Councilmember Enrooth that during the
2 budget considerations the Council had decided to stay with this
3 auditor for another year because Finance Director Johnson would be
4 retiring in the middle of the year and would be replaced by new
5 accounting personnel. However, there was also concurrence that the
6 City would go out for bids next year.
7 Council Action
8 Motion by Marks, seconded by Makowske to authorize the signing of the
9 December 21, 1987 letter of understanding for Stuart J. Bonniwell to
10 do the City audit for the year ending December 31, 1987 as per that
11 letter of understanding.
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Motion carried unanimously.
Ranallo to Again Serve as Mayor Pro Tem
Motion by Marks, seconded by Makowske to adopt the resolution which
designates Clarence Ranallo as St. Anthony Mayor Pro Tem for 1988.
RESOLUTION 88-001
A RESOLUTION DESIGNATING MAYOR PRO TEM
FOR CALENDAR YEAR 1988
Voting on the motion:
Aye: Marks, Makowske,
Abstention: Ranallo.
Sundland, Enrooth.
24 Signatures Authorized for Deposit Withdrawals
Motion carried.
25 Motion by Ranallo, seconded by Marks to adopt Resolution 88-002
26 authorizing the above.
27 RESOLUTION 88-002
28 A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE SIGNATURE OF THE MAYOR,
29 FINANCE DIRECTOR, AND THE CITY MANAGER ON ALL
30 DRAFTS DRAWN AGAINST DEPOSITS OF THE
31 CITY OF ST. ANTHONY, MINNESOTA
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33 Bulletin Designated City's Legal Newspaper
Motion carried unanimously•
1 Motion by Makowske, seconded by Enrooth to adopt the resolution which
2 makes the above designation as per the application from the Bulletin
3 Editor dated December 15, 1987.
4 RESOLUTION 88-003
5 A RESOLUTION DESIGNATING LEGAL NEWSPAPER
6 FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR 1988
7 Motion carried unanimously.
8 March 15th to be Cut -Off Date for Receiving Public Improvements
9 Petitions
10 Motion by Marks, seconded by Enrooth to adopt Resolution 88-004.
11 RESOLUTION 88-004
12 A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING MARCH 15, 1988
13 AS CUT-OFF DATE FOR RECEIVING PETITIONS
14 FOR PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS
15 Motion carried unanimously.
16 St. Anthony National Bank to Serve as Official Depository for City
17 Funds
18 Motion by Marks, seconded by Makowske to adopt Resolution 88-005 after
19 the year in paragraph 3 has been corrected to read 111988".
20 RESOLUTION 88-005
21 A RESOLUTION DESIGNATING THE OFFICIAL
22 DEPOSITORY FOR CITY FUNDS
23 Motion carried unanimously.
24 Action Tabled on Northern Mayors' Association Funding
25 The benefits which St. Anthony might derive from increasing the above
26 funding to $1,933 per year were explored at great length with the
27 City Manager and the Mayor. Both had talked to Brooklyn Park Mayor
28 Krautkremer about his December 28th request for a City resolution to
29 support an association budget of $100,000 to hire a full time staff
30 and operate an office or to retain competent consultants who would
31 lobby the legislature for better transportation and economic develop -
32 ment for the northern suburban areas. The general consensus appeared
33 to be against such a large increase for which no budget had been
34 adopted, but rather than denying the request outright, the matter was
35 tabled as follows:
36 Council Action
I Motion by Ranallo, seconded by Marks to table action on Resolution 88-
2 006 with the request that the Cit
3 tative from the Northern ?' Manager arrange to have a re
4 issue further with the Councilors Association discuss
the
in to discuss the
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6 RESOLUTION 88-006
7 A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF INCREASING FUNDING
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9 FOR THE NORTHERN MAYORS' ASSOCIATION
Motion to table carried unanimous) .
10 Chief Hickerson Gives
Reasons fir
12 As he had indicated in his December 28th memorandum on the
13 ordinance changes, the Police Chief said his police officers
14 a need for specificallyproposed
15 which they are identifying various types of assault 15 which to now encountering on the streets and
17 date have not been addressed b in the schools
plained the frustrations of arresting Y ordinance.
18 of marijuana or 3 e someone who He also ex -
19 prosecuted for having
se cocaine in Possession abut uwho rcannot cbe
20 guidelines recommend against amounts because
21 es. Chief Hickerson said he prosecuting these the County Attorneys'
22 possession would like the Possessions
modifiednso
23 demeanors in St. Anthony amounts could at least be
prosecuted as mis-
24 Mr. Soth indicated he had reviewed both ordinances.
25 Council Action
26 Motion by Ranallo, seconded by Marks to approve the first
27 Ordinance 1988-001.
reading of
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ORDINANCE 1988-001
29 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO WEAPONS
30 SECTION 925 OF THE 1973 ST. AMENDING
31 ORDINANCES IN ITS ENTIRETY• ANTHONY CODE IOF
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32 930 OF THE 1973 ST. REPEALING SECTION
ANTHONY CODE OF ORDINANCES
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Motion carried unanimous)
34 Motion by Marks seconded
seconded by Sundland to
35 Ordinance 1988-00approve the first reading of
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1 ORDINANCE 1988-002
2 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE REGULATION OF
3 CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES; AMENDING THE 1973
4 CODE OF ORDINANCES TO ADD A SECTION
5 Motion carried unanimously.
6 ADJOURNMENT
7 Motion by Enrooth, seconded by Makowske to adjourn the meeting at
8 8:45 P.M.
9 Motion carried unanimously.
10 Respectfully submitted,
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